ok, so i my final workaround is editing /etc/grub.d/10_linux and changing the line vt_handoff="1" so that it reads vt_handoff="0". then a sudo update-grub and it works without editing the command line every boot.
mfg ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1462611 Title: monitor off after grub To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1462611/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs